Mývatn pseudocraters, Iceland

trip report by site editor Rick McCharles

What’s a pseudocrater?

… a volcanic landform which resembles a true volcanic crater, but differs in that it is not an actual vent from which lava has erupted. …

They are pretty good fakes.

The best examples of pseudocraters are found near Lake Mývatn (lake of MIDGES) and on Mars.

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